The Calcutta High Court order upholding the primacy of the State Election Commission has vindicated its stand on the panchayat elections, state election commissioner Mira Pandey said today.
"The SEC's stand has been vindicated by this order," Pande told reporters, adding that the SEC would take further decisions after going through the court order.
The court directed that the rural polls be held in three phases as desired by the SEC and directed the state government to provide the names of 400 observers from the IAS and WBCS executive cadre to the commission, as demanded by it, within tomorrow.
